Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 13 | — |
| Target share | 12.7% | 408th / 522 |
| Catch rate | 61.5% | 323rd / 522 |
| Success rate per target | 38.5% | 406th / 522 |
| Yards per target | 10.5 | 95th / 522 |
| Explosive catches | 15.4% | 151st / 522 |
| Deep-target rate | 15.4% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Sample's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Texas State#61 · 3-3 | 4 | 38% |
| 2025 |  Arizona State#45 · 8-5 | 4 | 1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Zechariah Sample's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Zechariah Sample's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Texas | L 7–59 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  UTSA | L 26–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  North Texas | W 49–35 | 4.3 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Incarnate Word | W 63–10 | 8.0 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 1 | 69 |
| 5 | @ San Diego State | L 29–31 | 5.5 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 |  Colorado State | W 66–27 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.7 | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 1 | 69 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 694th / 1994 |
| Yards | 137 | 505th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 17.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 345th / 824 |
| Long | 69 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · North Texas | — | 71 | ~37 (12–51) | 2 | 52% |
| Wk 4 · Incarnate Word | — | 68 | ~40 (26–49) | 4 | 59% |
| Wk 5 · San Diego State | — | 102 | ~50 (33–61) | 4 | 49% |
| Wk 7 · Colorado State | ✓ WR | 74 | ~50 (33–61) | 3 | 68% |
| Season | 1 GS | 463 | 177 (149–209) | 13 | 38% |
Position Room
11 WRs on the Texas State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Dawn Jr. | WR | SR | 29 | 348 | 4 | 27% | +0.47 |
| 11 | Beau Sparks | WR | SR | 19 | 301 | 2 | 17% | +0.96 |
| 2 | Kylen Evans | WR | SO | 11 | 199 | 0 | 12% | +1.03 |
| 3 | Zechariah Sample | WR | SO | 8 | 137 | 1 | 12% | +0.27 |
| 13 | Tucker Cusano | WR | FR | 7 | 122 | 0 | 8% | +1.07 |
| 14 | Jordan Martin | WR | SO | 5 | 34 | 1 | 6% | +0.40 |
| 20 | Dameon Crowe | WR | FR | 4 | 37 | 0 | 8% | +0.53 |
| 12 | La'Keyleon Graves | WR | FR | 2 | 56 | 1 | 5% | +2.09 |
| 25 | Skylar Lewis | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Blake Mclane | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Jonah Jones | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Texas State depth chart →